How to remove the cap on the toString() output in the debugger?

Question

During debugging, the watch/display/inspect and variables views use toString() to display an objects state. Unfortunately, very long messages are capped. How can I remove or change that limit?

Answer 1

In the bottom window of the Variables tab, right click, and you will see a menu item to set the limit. Set the limit to 0.

Answer 2

Someone asked a similar question for Python, here's the answer:

Variables viewer on Eclipse debugging truncates the string values

Answer 3

I don't know of a way to increase beyond the apparent 1000-character limit, but you can get the full string if you right-click the variable in the 'Variables' window and choose 'Copy Variables'. Then paste into your favourite text editor.